Ever since the drought in Georgia and the wildfires here in San Diego last October, our almost-five year old daughter has been very conscious about conserving water. In fact, since then our family has taken steps such as keeping a bucket in the shower, turning off the water while shampooing and generally taking shorter showers. We want to teach and model stewardship to our daughter, so that she will see that following Jesus is something we do with our whole lives.

Our daughter’s favorite water conservation technique is to collect water from the main tub faucet after switching off the shower head. She always makes sure to tell me, “It’s for the plants.”

Today, after her shower, I asked her why we should try to save water. She looked at me with a huge smile and said, “Because I want to take care of God’s Kingdom, Daddy!”

well, right now we’re in NW Chicago suburbs, but we’re literally moving back to MI this weekend.

I grew up outside of Ann Arbor, and for the past 7 years, I was a director of student ministries at a church near Frankenmuth/Birch Run. We’re getting ready to head back to that same church to EVENTUALLY become lead pastor.

Phil — Wow, sounds like you’ve got a lot on your plate! Both my brother and sister are U of M alumns. It sounds like you’re not taking on the lead pastorate quite yet? If it’s okay to ask, is there a specific transition plan?